The golden land : the story of Jewish immigration to America : experience the achievements of American Jews through removable documents and artifacts / Joseph Telushkin.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: E184.35 .T45 2002

Overview

Variant Title: Story of Jewish immigration to America
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Telushkin, Joseph, 1948-
Published: New York : Harmony Books, [2002]
©2002
Locale: United States
Europe
Edition: First edition
Contents: Jewry's darkest dawn
The first community
The arrival of the German Jews
The Jews of Eastern Europe
German Jews v. Russian Jews
Poverty on the Lower East Side
A passion for education
Name changes
Jews and popular culture
Refugees from Hitler and death camp survivors
The arrival of the Russians
What made the "golden land" truly golden.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 30).

Jewry's darkest dawn -- The first community -- The arrival of the German Jews -- The Jews of Eastern Europe -- German Jews v. Russian Jews -- Poverty on the Lower East Side -- A passion for education -- Name changes -- Jews and popular culture -- Refugees from Hitler and death camp survivors -- The arrival of the Russians -- What made the "golden land" truly golden.

Language: English
ISBN: 0609609041
Physical Description: 31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm + 8 pockets and 4 pages of folded-outs

Subjects: Jews--United States--History. Jews--Migrations--History. Immigrants--United States--History. United States--Emigration and immigration. Europe--Emigration and immigration. United States--Ethnic relations.

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